Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-05-05
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Among New YOrk's Bon Ton.
There was yellowish glow, like that
of gold dollars, from the tips of heT
fingers as she drew off her gloves. She
was an actress who was up to all the
latest freaks.
pretty, are they not?' said she in
answer to the reporters curious glance.
Ats the latest Paris idea-gilded fin
ger-nails-'
'.Do you mean seriously that you
wear that stuff on your nails all the
timeP''
"Why, certainly. Don't tell you
it's the fashion. Pretty soon it will be
the craze. Lots of ladies have been
gilded already, and it's only few
weeks since the fashion was intro
duced."
land pray, who is responsible for
this nonsense?"
"a French manicure, who came over
awhile ago to introduce the art He
was a sharp fellow, and knew his bust
ness. He gilded an actress first with
out charge, knowing how well she
would advertise him. Sure enough she
did. There are hundreds of society
ldulOS WIN Will SOPy my
see an actress do, no matter how out
landish it is. 1t did not take them
long to find out what it was on her
fnger-nails nor where the professor
shop was. They went there in droves.
In a short time he had more customers
than he could attend to and hired an
assistant. He is doing a rushing trade,
and turning his idea into gold for HIM
self while he gilds the ladies. For
it is not a cheap adornment, under
stand''
''HOw much does he charger"
"a dollar a nail, three for one hand
and five for both.
''Does it last lOng?"
GAS long as the nail does-that is,
until it grows out. They should be
touched up every month. He only
charges one dollar for that"
land doesn't the gilt wash off?''
mo, indeed, you can't get it Off
wash and scrub as much as you have a
mind to. It's put on to stay
"Does it hurt you to have it put
onP''
"Only a bother; there is no pain
preparation and two or three hours of
tedious sitting to have it done, but we
would endure even more than that to
be in the fashion, you know. L find
the gliding awfully convenient in one
respect"
whats that?"
"Your fingernails require less atten>
ton then. If they are dirty it does not
show, and when they are long they get
dirty so easily, you know"
The reporter went up to see the
professor in his little shop in an up
town cross-street. A sign over the
door read, Ladies' Gilded." The pro-
fessor was dapper little man with
very white hands and an easy-running
tongue. The establishment consisted
of small room with lot of chairs in
it, and at the further end an operating
table with a number of fixtures and
trappings on it in the way of brushes,
knives, files, bottles and sponges. The
furniture was to certain extent ele-
giant, and there was an air of luxury to
the place.
81 don't want to tell you the secret
of my art said the professor; ''that
would be very foolish of me. Suffice it
| to say that 1 first wash and scrub the
nails very carefully. Then, with the
means of certain solution, prepare
them for gliding. There lies the secret
However, L do nothing that is in the
least injurious to the nail, so that when
they grow out again they will be in
their normal condition if the party
| chooses"
"Where did you learn the art?"
80, it is becoming quite common in
Paris. AS civilization advances so do
exaggerated ideas of personal adorn-
ment. presume blackened teeth will
be fashionable next"
"Do you think the gliding business
will take in this country?'
''It has already. They are a little
bashful about it yet, but that's only
question of time. At present most of
the ladies have only nerve enough to
have the little finger nail decorated,
but they will get over that soon enough
One even wanted her toe-nails gilded
the other day."-M y Herald.